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Apri128, 2008
Mr. Lance Norris
Director of Public Works
6850 Millhouse Rd.
Chapel Hill, NC 27516
Mr. George Seiz
Director of Public Works
100 Public Works Dr.
Carrboro, NC 27510
Re: Orange County Transfer Station Siting
Exclusionary Criteria Information Request
Orange County, North Carolina
Olver Project No. 20151
Dear Gentlemen:
The Orange County Board of Commissioner's (BOCC) is in the process of finalizing Exclusionary
Criteria for the transfer siting process. One important criterion is distance from the centroid of waste
generation, which relates to collection vehicle direct haul distance from the end of residential and
commercial collection routes to the proposed transfer station.
Based upon the preliminary definition for this criterion; sites located beyond 3 miles of US 15-501,
NC 54, NC 86 (excluding NC 86 north of Hillsborough), US 70, I-40, or I-85 and beyond 12-road
miles from the projected waste generation centroid would be excluded from consideration. See the
attached figure. A 3-mile corridor has been established on either side of the centerline of the major
transportation routes noted to site the transfer station within. Road miles for the 12-mile distance do
not envision the use of back roads. The 2025 centroid (mean center of weighted population and
employment) falls in the vicinity of the existing Eubanks Road solid waste management facility but
does not represent an actual starting point for collection vehicles hauling to the transfer station.
The BOCC has requested that the 12-mile distance be further evaluated and that Olver Incorporated
contact the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro for their input and professional opinion regarding the
distance to be selected for this criterion.
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Mr. George Selz
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Please provide us with your opinion regarding the 12-mile distance (to be measured by road miles
from the projected center of waste generation centroid). In order to facilitate your feedback, please
simply let us know if the proposed 12-mile distance is reasonable or if it should be revised, and the
distance that you would recommend if the criterion were to be changed. Any information regarding
the direct haul costs ($/mile) for your collection vehicles would also be helpful. Given the schedule
for providing the BOCC with your feed back, please email your response to my attention -
rsallach~a,olver.com - by no later than Wednesday, May 7, 2008.
If you have any questions, please contact me.
Sincerely,
OLVER INCORPORATED
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Senior Project Manager
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